1. The document discusses sources of educational goals in Saudi Arabia, including social and economic conditions, modern trends and needs, and the needs of Saudi citizens.
2. It asks which of several options is not considered a source of educational thought, and discusses the correct answer.
3. It asks about the proper procedure if a worshipper forgets the first tashahhud in prayer.
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Section Three : Grammatical Structure
Directions : Questions −
are incomplete sentences. Beneath each sentence you
will see four words or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). Choose the word or
phrase that best completes the sentence.
٩٣ - I _______ the book but when I heard what the critics said I changed my mind.
a)
b)
c)
d)
was going to buy
would have bought
was buying
am going to buy
٩٤ - She _________ him before ١٩٦٨.
a)
b)
c)
d)
has seen
saw
had seen
seen
٩٥ - It was snowing when the refugees __________ .
a)
b)
c)
d)
have arrived
arrived
had arrived
were arrived
٩٦ - Mary is waiting ___________ the Queen.
a)
b)
c)
d)
to see
for seeing
for to see
at see
٩٧ - She doesn’t want _________ her.
a)
b)
c)
d)
anybody helped
that anybody helping
anybody to help
that any body helps
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٩٨ - In the year ٢٠٠٥,he ___________ working here for ٥٠ years.
a)
b)
c)
d)
will have been
will be
has been
had been
٩٩ - You ________ drive carefully. The roads are slippery.
a)
b)
c)
d)
would better
would rather
had better
had rather
- He doesn’t smoke. _________
a) I don’t too.
b) Neither I do.
c) I don’t neither.
d) Neither do I.
١٠١- It’s raining. We have to return home, __________ ?
a)
b)
c)
d)
don't we
wouldn’t we
didn’t we
isn’t it
١٠٢- He knew everything ________ was going on.
a)
b)
c)
d)
what
where
whom
that
١٠٣- Students have to spend a lot of time studying _________ their own.
a)
b)
c)
d)
on
by
for
in
١٠٤- He is very famous ________ Great Britain.
a)
b)
c)
d)
whole
all over
in all
all of
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١٠٥- They’re staying with their parents __________ the time being.
a)
b)
c)
d)
during
for
since
when
١٠٦- ____________ all her efforts the party was ruined.
a)
b)
c)
d)
In spite of
Nevertheless
Although
However
Section Four : Vocabulary
Directions : Items
−
include sentences with missing words or phrases. From
the words or phrases below each choose the one that best completes the sentence.
١٠٧- Keep your children away from this medicine ! It’s ________.
a)
b)
c)
d)
dead
deadly
death
dying
١٠٨- Shakespeare has written many poems. He is a __________ poet.
a)
b)
c)
d)
large
huge
tiny
great
١٠٩- This new pot is __________. You can put it on the stove.
a)
b)
c)
d)
waterproof
heatproof
bulletproof
soundproof
١١٠- The patient is now in a ___________ condition.
a)
b)
c)
d)
series
medical
critical
psychological
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١١١- The new Saudi _____________ are twenty and two hundreds.
a)
b)
c)
d)
currencies
money
coins
banknotes
١١٢- I wish you a good result in your exam. When are you _______ it ?
a)
b)
c)
d)
passing
taking
leaving
doing
Directions : In each sentence below replace the boldface word with the one that
has the nearest meaning to it .
- The Roman armies were defeated in
a) inscribed
b) enlisted
c) retreated
d) beaten
A.D.
- Bad deeds are disgraceful.
a) shameful
b) beautiful
c) shy
d) happy
- Birds expand their wings when they are flying.
a) protect
b) inflate
c) contract
d) shrink
- The population in Saudi Arabia increased from eight millions to fourteen
millions in the past ten years.
a) produced
b) decreased
c) reduced
d) ascended
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Section Five : Reading Comprehension
Directions : Read the following text carefully. Then answer the questions on the basis
of what is stated or implied by the text. Choose the word or phrase that best completes
the sentence :
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Visitors to America are immediately struck by the tremendous numbers of
automobiles filling the highways and crowding the city streets. The automobile,
which has transformed the American way of life, is the most indispensable
workhorse of the family. During the week, the father drives it to his job in the
city, alone, or in a “car pool” arrangement with several of his fellow workers.
When he leaves it at home, his wife uses it constantly to do errands, to haul
groceries, to drive children to lessons or appointments, to shops or swimming
pools. On weekends, the family drives out to the country for a picnic lunch or
may take a trip of several hundred miles. On vacations, no corner of the country
is beyond the family’s reach.
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All of America has felt the changes, which came with the automobile and with
the network of highways that have been built to serve it. Farmers, who live far
from their neighbors, are no longer isolated. Tractors of the work of the many
farmlands they cannot afford to hire, Trucks carry their products to market, to
storage elevators or to railroads.
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Traffic jams in cities and along the approaches to cities, especially at morning
and evening rush hours and at the start and end of weekends, are difficult
problems. How to find out enough parking space in the cities, even with
underground parking lots and many-storied “pigeonhole” parking structures in
another. More highways and wider ones are needed as fast as they can be built.
١١٧- The main topic of this passage is __________________ .
a) The network of highways
b) The American highways
c) Trucks and Tractors in America
d) Cars and the American Life
- The automobile has had _______________ on the American society.
a) A little effect
b) hardly any effect
c) an obvious effect
d) no effect whatsoever
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- The American father ________________________.
a) always drives alone to work.
b) may share his car with other colleagues.
c) drives his children to lessons.
d) drives his wife to haul groceries.
- The American family may spend the weekend ____________.
a) abroad.
b) in downtown.
c) out of town.
d) in a family gathering.
- Thanks to the automobile, all American States have become ____________.
a) within reach.
b) more isolated.
c) beyond reach.
d) torn apart.
١٢٢- Most American families __________________ cars.
a)
b)
c)
d)
cannot afford
do not badly need
do not have
cannot do without
١٢٣- The word ‘ which ‘ in the first line of the second paragraph refers to _________________.
a)
b)
c)
d)
all Americans
automobiles
changes
traffic
Section Six : Linguistics and Pedagogy
١٢٤-___________ is a feature in human language that allows for the making and interpretation of an infinite number
of messages.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Arbitrariness
Creativity
Interchange
Displacement
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١٢٥- The Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis is associated with _________ .
a)
b)
c)
d)
the cognitive theory
the behaviorist theory
the native theory
none of the above
١٢٦- ___________ validity refers to the correlation between test scores and a trustworthy external criterion.
a)
b)
c)
d)
empirical
content
face
rational
- In constructing language tests, items are said to be satisfactory if
_____________ .
a) they are at suitable level of difficulty
b) they discriminate among students
c) they improve students’ proficiency
d) A & B
١٢٨- Transformational grammar _________.
a)
b)
c)
d)
ignores the relationship between sentences with the same meaning
generates only the grammatical sentences of a language
tries to modify the learner’s linguistic behavior
is none of the above
١٢٩- ___________ suffixes do not usually change the grammatical class of the words to which they are attached.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Inflectional
Derivational
Morphological
Functional
١٣٠- A native speaker can in most cases _________.
a)
b)
c)
d)
give an account of the rules of his language.
list all the possible sentences of his language.
A&B
None of the above.
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١٣١- The Critical Period Hypothesis presents strong evidence for the ___________ theory of language acquisition.
a)
b)
c)
d)
cognitive
behaviorist
nativist
situational
١٣٢- In the production of ___________ the passage of the air stream is relatively unobstructed.
a)
b)
c)
d)
vowels
nasals
sibilant
fricatives
١٣٣- In the grammar translation method, __________
a)
b)
c)
d)
.
elaborate explanations of the intricacies of grammar are given
grammar is taught inductively
there is little explanations
grammar is postponed to a later stage
- Within the cognitive approach, language acquisition is seen as ___________ .
a) rule formation
b) habit formation
c) skill formation
d) function formation
١٣٥- The eclectic method of foreign language teaching necessitates that the teachers __________
a)
b)
c)
d)
apply the easiest from the various methods
choose the best from the various methods
apply one method in each class period
apply at lest two methods in each class period
١٣٦- The best course design is the one that __________
a)
b)
c)
d)
.
promotes a positive social climate in the classroom
enhances student motivation
makes teaching enjoyable for the teacher
all of the above.
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١٣٧- ___________ is such a natural and normal human activity that few aspects of it really need much overt
instruction.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Listening
Speaking
Reading
B&C
١٣٨- For students learning to read in a new language some previous ____________ ability is necessary.
a)
b)
c)
d)
written language
simple language
oral language
real language
١٣٩- Teaching productive skills means teaching ___________
a)
b)
c)
d)
.
speaking and listening
listening and reading
speaking and reading
writing and speaking
١٤٠- The technique of __________ is an activity where a student needs information from others to complete a
particular task.
a)
b)
c)
d)
filling in a blank
information gap
critical reading
matching
١٤١- The primary objective in teaching speaking is the development of ________ ability.
a)
b)
c)
d)
oral communication
phonological
pronunciation
good English
١٤٢- Grammar teaching is the explicit teaching of language ________
a)
b)
c)
d)
forms
words
function
meaning
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١٤٣- Reading in a second language normally requires processes similar to reading in a _________ language.
a)
b)
c)
d)
first
second
third
foreign
١٤٤- In preparing a test for intensive reading we should note that ___________ texts should used.
a)
b)
c)
d)
short, simple
short, complex
long, detailed
long, complex
١٤٥- Process oriented writing instruction places more emphasis on the __________ in
producing a piece of writing.
a)
b)
c)
d)
stages that writers go through
knowledge that writers employ
experience that writers have
time that writers spend
١٤٦- Good pronunciation requires the ability to correctly produce and use __________
a)
b)
c)
d)
.
Sounds, stress, and intonation.
Sounds, stress, and meanings.
Sound, words, and meanings.
Sound, words and production.
١٤٧- A crossword puzzle helps students develop ________ knowledge.
a)
b)
c)
d)
reading
orthography
lexical
writing
١٤٨- Teaching words in isolation is not recommended because _______
a)
b)
c)
d)
.
some words have different meanings
context helps to clarify the meanings of the word
the function of the word in a sentence helps to determine its meaning
all the above
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a)
b)
c)
d)
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from context include :
activating background knowledge.
Obtaining clues from structure and surrounding words.
Understanding pronunciation and punctuation.
All the above.
١٥٠- Using technology in teaching helps teachers _________.
a)
b)
c)
d)
present demonstrations
enhance course content
provide additional illustrations
all the above
١٥١- Using multimedia software helps ____________ students to increase their learning ability.
a)
b)
c)
d)
disabled
shy
weak
all the above
- Road maps are generally used in the teaching of ___________ .
a) grammatical structures
b) reading comprehension
c) listening practice
d) A & B
١٥٣- In effective language teaching, computers are best used as ________________ .
a)
b)
c)
d)
substitutes for teachers
aids to teachers
means of entertainment
substitutes for textbooks
- In preparing material for language lab practice, it is best to _____________ .
a) read from the textbook directly
b) use transcripts for the purpose
c) dictate to the recording person
d) memorize the material first
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١٥٥- A good language teacher uses magazine pictures to __________ .
a)
b)
c)
d)
teach language skills and elements
decorate the classroom
make teaching more enjoyable
teach good pronunciation.
١٥٦- Flash cards are more commonly used to teach __________ .
a)
b)
c)
d)
listening
vocabulary items
writing exercises
reading aloud
١٥٧- We can use both flannel boards and magnetic boards to display pictures and cards. However, _____________ .
a)
b)
c)
d)
flannel boards are more effective
magnetic boards are easier to use
they are similar
chalkboards are better than both
١٥٨-Composite pictures may be effectively used in the teaching of ____________ .
a)
b)
c)
d)
speaking and writing
reading comprehension only
grammatical structures mainly
young learners only